Victor Brooks (11 November 1918 – 19 January 2000) was an English film and television actor.
He was known for his silver screen portrayals of police officers, such as in British thrillers Cover Girl Killer (1959), Witchcraft (1964), and Devils of Darkness (1965). His most notable roles were in The Brides of Dracula (1960), Billy Budd (1962) and Goldfinger (1964). On television, he co-hosted eight of the 32 episodes of the 1964 magazine programme Open House. He was also noted for playing pipe-smoking authority figures in crime series like Dixon of Dock Green, Gideon's Way, Detective, Z Cars and Crown Court. He also appeared in the television series Raffles in the recurring role of the Albany porter. In 1961, he narrated the 15-minute instructional short The Warden, His Duties and Training,
In July 1970 he appeared on theatre stage opposite Alec Guinness in the Bridget Boland play Time Out of Mind at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford.'Guinness at the Yvonne Arnaud', The Stage, 23rd July 1970, p.15.
Selected filmography Film
The Hostage (1956) – Inspector Clifford These Dangerous Years (1957) No Time for Tears (1957) – Mr. Harris The Scamp (1957) – Inspector Birch The Birthday Present (1957) – 2nd Reception Officer (uncredited) The One That Got Away (1957) – Police Sergeant (uncredited) Innocent Sinners (1958) – Inspector Russell (uncredited) The Moonraker (1958) – Blacksmith The Long Knife (1958) – Supt Leigh The Man Upstairs (1958) – Sergeant Collins Further Up the Creek (1958) – Policeman (uncredited) Too Many Crooks (1959) Court Usher (uncredited) Life in Danger – (1959) Tom Baldwin No Trees in the Street (1959) – Bookie's Clerk Whirlpool (1959) – Riverman Cover Girl Killer (1959) – Inspector Brunner The Price of Silence (1959) – Supt. Wilson Sapphire (1959) Police Sergeant The 39 Steps (1959) Policeman at Accident (uncredited) Jackpot (1960) – Sgt. Jacks The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960) – Constable The Challenge (1960) – Foreman In the Nick (1960) – Screw Smith The Brides of Dracula (1960) – Hans Follow That Horse! (1960) – Blake Offbeat (1961) – Inspector Adams Seven Keys (1961) – Discharging Officer (uncredited) No My Darling Daughter (1961) – Policeman Victim (1961) – Detective (uncredited) Play It Cool (1962) – Twist Commissioner (uncredited) Crooks Anonymous (1962) – Police Officer The Road to Hong Kong (1962) – Leader's Man (uncredited) The Inspector (1962) – Sgt. Groninger The Day of the Triffids (1962) – Poiret The Brain (1962) – Farmer at Crash Site (uncredited) The Wild and the Willing (1962) – Fire Chief Billy Budd (1962) – Amos Leonard – First Mate, Rights of Man The Fast Lady (1963) – Policeman The Yellow Teddy Bears (1963) – George Donaghue Doctor in Distress (1963) – Police Constable (uncredited) 80,000 Suspects (1963) – Health Inspector Collins (uncredited) Witchcraft (1964) – Inspector Baldwin The Eyes of Annie Jones (1964) – Sgt Henry Downfall (1964) - Royd Goldfinger (1964) – Blacking Devils of Darkness (1965) – Inspector Hardwick The Murder Game (1965) – Rev Francis Hood You Must Be Joking! – Commissionaire Burke & Hare (1972) – Butler Give Us Tomorrow (1978) – Supt Ogilvie (final film role)
Television Sergeant Cork (1963–1964) – Yates / Sgt Dempsey Dixon of Dock Green (1964–1967) – Gaoler / Sgt Cox / Sgt Barrett Gideon's Way (1965) – Supt Ridgeway Z-Cars (1967–1969) – Sgt Potter / Sergeant Raffles (1977) – Albany Porter Hilary (1985) - Butler (final TV role)
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